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History & Reputation

History & Reputation

Established in 1987 in New Hampshire, Northeast Auctions is proudly ranked among the foremost auction houses in the United States.

Northeast Auctions has partnered with Invaluable.com for 160 auctions, to date, and offers five catalogued auctions annually, in March, May, August, and November, with their notable Marine Sale taking place in August. Specializing in American, English, and Continental collections, Northeast Auctions features fine furniture, ceramics, paintings, silver, and other decorative arts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Northeast Auctions is heralded as a premier source for museums, collectors, and dealers, alike, boasting annual sales of nearly $25 million, and achieving numerous records for American folk art, fine paintings, and marine and China trade antiques. They hold the record for a scrimshawed whale's tooth, bringing in double the estimate at $324,000, and in 2006, they auctioned a rare 1882 steam locomotive weathervane for $1,216,000. Additionally, in 2014, a rare hand-drawn map of the Revolutionary War's Battle of Monmouth -- sketched by Michel Capitaine du Chesnoy, who served as cartographer and aide-de-camp to Marquis de Lafayette -- garnered over three times its top estimate.

Services & Staff

Ronald Bourgeault, owner and auctioneer, brings over 40 years of experience to the market, and often appears on PBS' renowned program, Antiques Roadshow. He was additionally recognized by Art & Auction Magazine as one of the art world's "Power Fifty," in 2002.

Northeast Auctions' expert staff members regularly confer with distinguished specialists to facilitate the auction process for both buyers and consigners. Offering a markedly-low buyer's premium and no state sales tax, Northeast Auctions takes prides in its clear-cut conditions of sale.

For information regarding Northeast Auctions' five annual auctions, periodical estate sales, or details concerning appraisals and consignments, contact them through this link.

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Northeast Auctions maintains a comprehensive website, with meticulously itemized catalogues of both past and future auctions.